Batteries Not Included: How to Supercharge Student Motivation
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Batteries Not Included: How to Supercharge Your Child’s Motivation by Ann Dolin, M.Ed. www.ectutoring.com
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Batteries Not Included:How to Supercharge Your
Child’s Motivation
by Ann Dolin, M.Ed.www.ectutoring.com
Worried about the future:
2005 UVA average incoming GPA 3.7
In 2013, UVA average incoming GPA 4.21
There is a trickle down effect to grades
We swoop in, pay for grades, punish
Relationships are defined by academics
What’s Fueling Our Anxiety?
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6.3 Million dollars
261 Schools in NYC, DC, Chicago, Dallas
Paid students for:
Report card grades
Reading books
Going to class
Completing HW
Standardized test scores
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What the Research Says
Rewards
Work for short-term, simple tasks
Do not work for complex, long-term tasks
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Why Carrots Sometimes Work
Use the “When, then” approach”
“When you have studied for 20 minutes, then you can take the car up to the store.”
“I’ll know your responsible when I see that you’ve completed your spelling. Then you can play outside.”
Consider a formal agreement
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Establishing Expectations: Daily
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Younger:
“When you’ve shown me your assignment notebook and completed HW, Mon-Thur, then you can go out with your friends”.
Older:
When you maintain a 3.0 GPA then you may have use of the family car.
Bar should be set low to ensure success
Put in writing
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Establishing Routines: Long-Term
Use the SOS technique
Schedule a time to meet
Open the dialogue
Set up accountability
Avoid taking away activities such as sports or clubs
Allow natural consequences to occur
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Consequences
Be realistic about expectations
Success is the motivating factor
No quick fixes
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Getting From Here to There
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Make the Environment Ripe for Learning
Routine for HW
Time to Start
Designated HW Time
Launching Pad
Clean Sweep
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Place
Location can vary, not in bedroom
No Tech Time
The myth of multi-tasking
Really task-switching
Music
Not good for retention
Television
Never a good idea
Computer
In a public place
Reduce open applications
Phones
FOMO
Tech break 11
Limiting Distractions
Praise effort every turn
Carol Dweck
Notice your child’s strengths
“I’ve noticed…”
Mention them often
Spend 15 minutes a day with the activity they like
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Communicating to Motivate
80% of feedback students with ADHD receive in school is negative
Opportunity to turn 80/20 around
To be a coach, not a critic
At home, boys shut down; girls fight with their moms
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Opportunity to Turn the Tables
“Do not sacrifice your parent/child relationship on the altar of academic performance.”
Russell Barkley, PhD
When in doubt, get outside help
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The Push & Pull of Academics
Contact Info
Ann Dolin
www.ectutoring.com
703.934.8282
Thank you for attending!
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